Quotes About Tactics

and more than thirty generals.

the French and Spanish fleets were moving hurriedly to form a line of battle in the dark.

But how a game plan came to be, what a finished plan looked like, I had no idea. I'd heard that all copies were shredded as soon as the game was over.

Don't let anyone but a soldier tell you how to fight a war.

Rule number one in Spec Psyops: look like a winner all the time, Sergeant. Unless you need to look like a loser so you can surprise-punch your enemy right in the BALLS!

Poker: the art of civilized bushwhacking.

Who advised carrying a big stick?" President Theodore Roosevelt's motto was, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." He meant that you should use diplomacy, but be ready to use force when necessary.

The surest ways of winning are more disastrous than any defeat.

People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.

Having lots of ideas doesn't mean you're clever, any more than having lots of soldiers means you're a good general.

On n'est point un homme d'esprit pour avoir beaucoup d'idées, comme on n'est pas un bon général pour avoir beaucoup de soldats.

Without an army, what can politicians achieve?

American artillery was now taking its toll on Rommel's Panzers.

She forgot the three F's," Julia whispered to Sara Moulton: "Feed 'em, fuck 'em, and flatter 'em.

by God he has the right sow by the ear.

Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

I was lucky enough to lead a very successful war.

He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

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I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1 000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.

You are sure your enemy is stupid because he doesn't do things as you would do them. It will make you careless, and your enemy will surprise you.

Remember, the enemy's gate is down.

Remember, the enemy's gate is down.